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Backend Platform Engineer

Usul · San Francisco Office · On-site

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About Usul

Usul is the trusted AI partner powering Fortune 500 companies and the fastest growing startups to win government contracts across 60+ allied nations. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

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What they're looking for

  • 2-8 YOE backend infra experience
  • Experience with several of the following: Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, and agentic/LLM tooling
  • Bonus: Typescript
  • Has passion for solving mission-critical national security problems
More about this role

Usul is a Silicon Valley AI lab helping America and its allies buy technology at the speed of Amazon Prime. We're Stanford dropouts, MIT AI scientists, and Tier-1 Special Forces Operators dedicating our lives to rebuilding the infrastructure that equips the Western world.

We’re the youngest founders to ever win a US Defense contract. Over the past year, we’ve helped Global 500 companies including RTX, BAE Systems, Palantir and Ukrainian drone manufacturers win $12B in contracts across 30 NATO nations.

You’ll be a backend platform engineer building the core platform infrastructure that world governments will use daily to acquire any technology at the speed of relevance.

2-8 YOE backend infra experience

Experience with several of the following: Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, and agentic/LLM tooling.

Bonus: Typescript

Has passion for solving mission-critical national security problems

15-minute screening with Joon (CTO) or Oliver (CPO)

30-minute Culture Fit with Jarren (CEO)

3-hour Technical Interview with Joon (CTO)

On-site at San Francisco/DC

Offer!

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